The Media School at Indiana University

Congratulations to the Indiana Daily Student - idsnews, which won two national 2025 Mark of Excellence Awards! Presented by the Society of Professional Journalists, the awards recognize collegiate work published or broadcast during 2025. "IU NewsNet" was also named as a finalist in the Best All-Around Television Newscast category.

Each winner will now advance to the contest for the MOEy Best in Show.

IDS wins 2 national Mark of Excellence Awards in sports photography, column writing Each national winner will now advance to the contest for the MOEy Best in Show.

The IU Big Ten Network StudentU documentary won the 2026 SVG College Sports Media Award for Outstanding Special Feature!

The recognition celebrates the work and collaboration behind the StudentU program, a partnership among IU Athletics, the Big Ten Network, and Cream & Crimson Studios. Congratulations to Justin Crossley, John Timm, and the entire production team who helped bring this award-winning project to life.

IU Big Ten Network StudentU documentary wins SVG College Sports Media Award The film won the Outstanding Special Feature award.

Congratulations to professor Raiford Guins on the publication of his new book, "King PONG: How Atari Bounced Across Markets to Make Millions." The book explores the rise of the video game Pong and the business strategies behind its success at Atari.

Guins shows that Pong was not only a major technological innovation in the game industry, but that Atari’s marketing savvy and strategic positioning of the game within a new product category were equally innovative.

Professor Guins talks new book, writing process Guins’ book “King PONG: How Atari Bounced Across Markets to Make Millions” was released Feb. 10.

Congratulations to Andrew Gus, BA’26, who received the Student Leader of the Year Award for his role as assistant coach of the Men’s Club Ice Hockey at IU!

Sponsored by the Student Involvement and Leadership Center through IU Student Life, the award recognizes a student who made a monumental impact while leading with exceptional passion and care for their organization’s mission, members, and the IU community.

Before coaching, Gus served as a sideline reporter covering the team with the IU Hockey Broadcast Network. He is now working with the Pittsburgh Penguins as a corporate partnerships intern.

Media School student named IU Student Leader of the Year Andrew Gus, BA’26, was recognized for his leadership and impact with Club Ice Hockey at IU.

Congratulations to professor Walter Gantz and senior lecturer Anne Ryder, who retired from The Media School at the end of the spring semester.

Gantz joined IU in 1979 and went on to serve as chair of the Department of Telecommunications and associate dean and interim dean of The Media School. He taught generations of students about media processes and effects, research methods, advertising, and media and sports.

Ryder brought nearly three decades of broadcast journalism experience to the classroom, mentoring students through real-world reporting challenges. Her honors include induction into the Indiana Broadcast Hall of Fame, 18 regional Emmy Awards, and five national awards, including two Edward R. Murrow awards.

Thank you, Walt and Anne, for your lasting impact on our students and school. You will be missed!

Gantz, Ryder retire from The Media School Professor Walter Gantz and senior lecturer Anne Ryder were heavily involved in leaving an impact on the community.

We are so proud of our graduates ❤️🤍

Does anyone remember what year the High School Journalism Institute first started giving staff and participants t-shirts? Drop your guesses, memories, or photos in the comments! ⬇️📸

Through a $100,000 grant from the Hearst Foundations awarded to IU’s student media at The Media School, a four-year media reporting fellowship initiative helps to provide community reporting throughout southern Indiana, addressing the region’s growing news deserts and underserved communities.

Madelyn Hanes, BAJ’26, was selected as the program’s first fellow during the inaugural term in the fall where she reported on and connected with the Ellettsville community. The spring semester fellows — Natalia Nelson, Edith Morales, and Elizabeth Schuth — focused on immigration in Jackson County. All three speak Spanish and used skills in news writing, video production, and still photography to report on the area’s growing Latin American communities.

The program will continue to welcome several additional fellows throughout the remainder of the grant period.

$100,000 Hearst Foundations grant supports experiential learning for student journalists The fellowship supported one reporter in the fall semester and three reporters in the spring, with plans to increase to as many as five as the project grows.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Media School students received $346,100 in scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year!

These gifts mean more than financial support to the 126 students who received them. They help students focus on coursework, reporting, creative projects, internships, research, and student media with greater freedom to make the most of their time at IU as they prepare for what comes next.

$346,100 in scholarships awarded to 126 Media School students Recipients were recognized for their outstanding role in academics and media.

What an incredible outpouring of support for our undergraduates on Friday at the commencement celebration held at the IU Auditorium. Family, loved ones, friends, faculty, and staff filled the room to celebrate and send off The Media School's largest graduating class.

From the stage, the view said it all: a community showing up in a big way for our students. Thank you to everyone who applauded, encouraged, mentored, taught, and supported our students along the way!

(📸 First photo by professor Ico Bukvic)